Word:
Ingenue
Status:
Noun
Meaning:
An innocent girl or young woman, or an actress playing such a role. The ingenue is often considered as naive.
Sentences:
1) In her latest film, she plays the part of an ingenue.
2) The ingenue was not able to grasp life's difficulties.
Origin:
French ingénue, feminine of ingénu, ingenuous, from Latin ingenuus.
First use:
1848
Synonyms:
innocent, naive
Antonyms:
vixen, cunning
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